It was barely drizzling when I set out on my first run on this How Am I Doin' Friday.
It wasn't even a constant drizzle, kind of on again off again.
By the time I started my second run, the rain had become more steady.
Half way to my first stop, the skies opened up and for the next hour the rain was nothing short of a downpour.
Of course , these last 2 stops were both wheelchairs.
At stop #1 I was able to park under an overhang and for the most part I stayed relatively dry.
At my next stop, I wasn't quite as fortunate. The rain just would not let up. The pick up was at a single family residence where I park in the middle of the street to accommodate the handicap lift.
To say I got wet would be the understatement for the day.
As the torrents of precipitation rained down on me, I spent a full 5 minutes as the first day aide tried to maneuver her charge and wheelchair.
The 10 minute ride back to the center was uncomfortable at best.
The center has no overhang. I park in the middle of the parking lot.The same torrential downpour that I experienced a few minutes earlier was greeting me with yet a further soaking.
10 minutes and 2 wheelchairs later, I stowed my lift and made my way back to park the bus for the week and head home in my car.
That's when I realized that I had left my windows slightly open. Not only was I soaked, so was my seat.
The 20 minute ride home felt like an hour!
I made my way into the house, stripped off my wet clothes, toweled myself off and donned some warm dry sweats.
I then made my way to my desk and as I looked up and out the window, the Sun was shining ,the birds were singing and all was good in the World once more.
That's how I am doing on this How Am I Doin' Friday!
Shabbat Shalom!
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